January 2024 by Greer Scott-Dow
We shared the wheaten bread and champ bread as a starter. Both lovely and the wheaten bread was full of flavour. I had the Christmas dinner, beautiful flavours and gravy to die for. My husband thought his salmon was tasty and moist. We will be back.
December 2023 by Jared R
The host who welcomed us was very helpful and friendly. However, we were not impressed with the service for the rest of the evening. It was very slow: they forgot our second round of drinks, our mains took over an hour to arrive and many other tables around us had to go to the bar to get someone's attention (the table next to us only got their wine after their steaks had arrived.)We were also not impressed with the food. The portion of gnocchi was a joke (literally 2 gnocchis) and the salmon was nice, but the vegetables it came on top of were flavorless. The roasted potatoes were also undercooked.Given all of this, we asked for the service charge to be removed and the waiter didn't seem to care at all that we weren't happy with the meal.I wouldn't recommend considering the price and value.
December 2023 by Debbie Mitchell
Food was beautiful staff were brilliant and such a beautiful
December 2023 by Michael Kelly
Wonderful lunch, tomahawk steak was superb. Staff were
December 2023 by caoimhe oconnor
Had a fab evening here, food was gorgeous and the Chateaubriand was cooked to perfection, need another trip to Belfast to enjoy this meal again.Staff were so friendly, Chloe, one of our waitresses was fantastic and very helpful and called us a taxi when our meal was finished.Meal was great value for money.
December 2023 by Jane McCallum
Just had an excellent meal at James St., Belfast. The restaurant was quite noisy due to a family with four very rowdy children but apart from that, we had a very pleasant evening. Our waiter Chris was lovely and although very busy he way good craic and answered our questions about some of the dishes and drinks options.Prices are moderate given that everything is cooked to order. Would definitely recommend James St and will return.
December 2023 by Catherine Rea
We had a great experience in James Street South. We were met by chloe who was professional calm helpful and friendly. Crab linguine was lovely. Steak was amazing and brownie sundae to finish. All in all a lovely night C & C
December 2023 by Virgil Stoian
Went there for dinner with my fiancé and a couple of friends for dinner on a Saturday evening.We arrived there on time for our reservation. However there were no available tables, so we were politely asked by the hosts to wait until a table became available. We waited in the lobby for about 5 minutes after which we were invited in.Upon taking our seats, we were immediately given the drinks menus and the food ones.We ordered the drinks first: one cider, one gin elderflower spritz, one none-alcoholic beer and a glass of red wine.We had also been served with tap water throughout the dinner and the host constantly kept the bottle topped up.After a short wait, the starters were served. We went for the padron peppers, cooked meats and bread with garlic butter.The bread was on the sweet side, but hot and enjoyable. The meats had honey drizzled over them, which gave them an interesting taste. The peppers were served in a cheese sauce, which tased very nice.Next up were the mains. We went for two seared salmon sides, and a sirloin stake sharer with chips, sauce and green beans.The salmon was seasoned nicely and it was laid on a bed of cabbage and a couple other veggies. The only observation I'd make about it is the size of the dish, which seemed a bit small for my taste.The steaks were very nice, medium-rare and the sides which accompanied it were tasty.During our dinner, we were offered a check-back and after we finished our dinner, the host cleared out table quickly and offered us the dessert menu.The atmosphere in the restaurant was rather loud. Even though they didn't have any background music playing, the room was rather noisy from all the customers. I was struggling to understand my friends during conversations.Overall I'm giving them 4 ?, with 1 star deduction for the loud environment and the size of the salmon dish.
December 2023 by Joyce Dillon
Food was lovely. We will be back soon again soon again next year.????
November 2023 by Mary Clare Byrne
An incredible dining experience!! The front of the house were absolutely excellent. They couldn't have looked after us better after a last-minute booking and a very full bill. Drinks menu fab, neat but complete. Started with a smooth and crisp champagne. We both ordered some light bites to start, all interested but fab!! Both ordered fillet steaks and a selection of sides. Malbec for smooth accompaniments. The steaks were to perfection, and every bite was a delight every time. Our server's were incredibly helpful and ensured we had a personal experience. We finished with a made to order cheese plate and a finisher glass of Rioja. James St, you have delighted 2 diners tonight, and we will definitely be back!! Special call out to the ninja smooth manoeuvring front of house and server (Davidos??), simply incredible ?. Thank you!!
November 2023 by Ryan Gallagher
Fantastic food Best apple tarte tatain I've seen or eaten in nearly 30 years of being in the catering trade.Steaks cooked to perfection for everyone at the table. And a very pleasant cauliflower soup as my starter.Reasonably priced for very high end dining. Would recommend to anyone that is in town for more than a few days to try and get a booking here.
November 2023 by Sophie Pixie Taylor
Maybe we made the mistake of ordering off the set menu. Our starter was absolutely awful ham and chicken in gelatin, my steak was so salty it tasted like it had been dragged through the sea same with the chips. I have had better frozen broccoli. Some of the staff seemed to look on us with disdain which made me feel super uncomfortable. Only redeeming quality was the wine and for me the mocktails. 10% discretion charge for service that made us feel uncomfortable no thanks.
November 2023 by Jonny
The Duck was very dry and not overly Rare and the Beer was served flat.Beautiful restaurant and the carrots were delightful
October 2023 by Christopher A
WOW. Ordered the Gnocci and a side of carrots with feta and they seriously blew my mind. Best meal I've had in months. I would definitely recommend. This place is worth every penny. Cheap for the quality.I'm coming back for the Crab Linguini.
October 2023 by Christine A
Snacks great, we had olives and almonds and breads - all very good. My starter (the beetroot and fior de latte) was amazing. Crab and chilli linguine was a little too fatty / creamy and not really any chilli flavour coming through. For mains, the gnocchi was similar, too fatty / creamy/ heavy sauce. The sirloin was very very salty. So salty you couldn't taste the meat but looked well cooked. Chips that accompanied the steak were also very salty. If it wasn't for this excessive seasoning and heavy sauces, this would be one of the best meals I've eaten in Belfast.
